Austropeltum

Austropeltum is a genus of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales.[3] The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Austropeltum glareosum, found in Australia and New Zealand.[4]

Austropeltum

Nationally Vulnerable (NZ TCS)[1]
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Austropeltum

Henssen, Döring & Kantvilas (1992)
Type species
Austropeltum glareosum
Henssen, Döring & Kantvilas (1992)[2]

Conservation status

In November 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified Austropeltum glareosum as "Nationally Vulnerable" with the qualifiers "Data Poor" and "Threatened Overseas" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]

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References

  1. de Lange, Peter James; Blanchon, Dan; Knight, Allison; Elix, John; Lücking, Robert; Frogley, Kelly; Harris, Anna; Cooper, Jerry; Rolfe, Jeremy (2018-11-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous lichens and lichenicolous fungi, 2018" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. Department of Conservation (New Zealand). 27: 1–68.
  2. "Austropeltum glareosum Henssen, Döring & Kantvilas". www.nzor.org.nz. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  4. Henssen A, Döring H, Kantvilas G (1991). "Austropeltum glareosum gen. et sp. nov., a new lichen from Mountain Plateaux in Tasmania and New Zealand". Botanica Acta. 105 (6): 457–67. doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.1992.tb00328.x. ISSN 0932-8629.



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